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The '''46th Punjabis''' were an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. It was raised in 1900, as the 46th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry. It was designated as the 46th Punjabis in 1903 and became 10th (Training) Battalion of [[16th Punjab Regiment]] in 1922. In 1943, it was converted into the 16th Punjab Regimental Centre. In 1947, the 16th Punjab Regiment was allocated to the [[Pakistan Army]]. In 1956, the 1st, 14th, 15th and 16th Punjab Regimental Centres where amalgamated to form the Punjab Regimental Centre.<ref name="Lawford 1967">Lawford, Lt Col JP, and Catto, Maj WE. (1967). ''Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment''. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.</ref><ref name="Rizvi 1984">Rizvi, Brig SHA. (1984). ''Veteran Campaigners – A History of the Punjab Regiment 1759-1981''. Lahore: Wajidalis.</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The regiment was raised by Major GP Ranken at [[Sialkot]] in October 1900, as the 46th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry. It was composed of Punjabi Muslims, [[Pashtun people|Pathan]]s and [[Sikh]]s. In 1901, it was redesignated as the 46th Punjab Infantry. Subsequent to the [[Kitchener Reforms|reforms]] brought about in the Indian Army by [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|Lord Kitchener]] in 1903, the regiment's designation was again changed to 46th Punjabis. During the [[First World War]], the regiment initially served on the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North West Frontier]] of India, and took part in the [[Mohmand Blockade]] of 1915-16 and in operations against [[Mahsud]]s in [[Waziristan]] in 1917. Later that year, it moved to [[Egypt]] but was not engaged in any fighting.<ref name="Lawford 1967"/><ref name="Gaylor 1991">{{cite book|last=Gaylor|first=John|title=Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903–91|publisher=Stroud: Spellmount|year=1991}}</ref><br />
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In 1922, the 46th Punjabis were grouped with the [[30th Punjabis|30th]], [[31st Punjabis|31st]] and [[33rd Punjabis]], and the [[9th Bhopal Infantry]] to form the 16th Punjab Regiment. The battalion was redesignated as 10th (Training) Battalion of the 16th Punjab Regiment and was permanently based at [[Multan]]. During the [[Second World War]], 10/16th Punjab was converted into the 16th Punjab Regimental Centre. In 1947, the 16th Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan Army, and in 1956, it was merged with the [[1st Punjab Regiment|1st]], [[14th Punjab Regiment|14th]] and [[15th Punjab Regiment]]s to form the [[Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)|Punjab Regiment]]. The 16th Punjab Regimental Centre was merged with the 1st, 14th and 15th Punjab Regimental Centres to form the Punjab Regimental Centre. It is based at [[Mardan]].<ref name="Rizvi 1984"/>[[File:46th & 33rd Punjabis 1910.jpg|thumb|right|46th and 33rd Punjabis. Watercolour by Major AC Lovett, 1910.|340px]]<br />
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==Genealogy==<br />
*1900 46th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry<br />
*1901 46th Punjab Infantry<br />
*1903 46th Punjabis<br />
*1922 10th (Training) Battalion 16th Punjab Regiment<br />
*1943 16th Punjab Regimental Centre<br />
*1956 Punjab Regimental Centre<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[16th Punjab Regiment]]<br />
*[[Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)|Punjab Regiment]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*Lawford, Lt Col JP, and Catto, Maj WE. (1967). ''Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment''. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.<br />
*Lawford, James. (1972). ''30th Punjabis''. London: Osprey.<br />
*Rizvi, Brig SHA. (1984). ''Veteran Campaigners – A History of the Punjab Regiment 1759-1981''. Lahore: Wajidalis.<br />
*{{cite book|last=Gaylor|first=John|title=Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903–91|publisher=Stroud: Spellmount|year=1991|isbn=978-0-946771-98-1}}<br />
*{{cite book|last=Barthorp|first=Michael|last2=Burn|first2=Jeffrey|year=1979|title=Indian Infantry Regiments 1860-1914|publisher=London: Osprey|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}<br />
*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=London: Osprey|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.king-emperor.com The Indian Army 1900-1939] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705054201/http://king-emperor.com/ |date=2019-07-05 }}<br />
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[[Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments]]<br />
[[Category:Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)]]<br />
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